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lecture room

lecture room

3.4
An online space where a teacher speaks live to many students
  • noun
  • Texting
translation icon : aula virtual
  • The campus schedule now lists each lecture room with its video link and attendance code.

Examples

  • We held the meeting in a virtual lecture room.

  • Students joined the lecture room through the university's platform to watch the live seminar.

  • During the lockdown, many universities moved lectures to the lecture room online.

  • I prefer using the lecture room for online classes.

  • During the lockdown, many universities transitioned their classes to the lecture room online for remote learning.

  • Students could easily access the lecture room from home to participate in the live discussion.

  • Teachers use the lecture room to share presentations and interact with students during their online courses.

Synonyms

conference room
vslecture room
  • Texting
1 3.4

An online space where people meet for video calls or discussions

is focused on live teaching and delivering synchronous course sessions

Antonyms

The state of being able to be touched or felt

How Physical

auditorium
96 3.7
classroom
502 1.0
lecture room
  • Texting
3.4
webinar
  • Texting
16 3.9
MOC
  • Texting
4.9

Surface Forms

lecture room singular
lecture rooms plural

Morphology

lecture + room

The meaning 'a room for lectures' is directly and compositionally derived from combining 'lecture' (a teaching talk) with 'room' (a space), so a B1 learner who knows both words will understand it refers to a space used for lectures. Although the given definition specifies a digital/virtual room, the core idea of a space for lectures is predictable and cross-linguistically common.

Etymology

Lecture room is also used for an online 'room' where a teacher gives a live talk. People used the idea of a physical room for meetings to describe the digital space, so the phrase now means 'a place online for a lecture'.